Bulldogs Finish Third at ROAR-EE Invitational

Apr 17, 2010

Rival Harvard Takes Home Trophy

SUFFERN, N.Y. – The Bulldogs faced some
tough conditions Saturday at the ROAR-EE Invitational. Yale
(619) finished in third place behind Harvard (603) and Penn
(613). Harvard and Penn somehow managed to master the
conditions, as each played close to their scores from Friday.
But the Bulldogs played seven strokes higher than their first round
score and could not catch the Crimson.

“It was extremely windy and cold today,” said junior
Alyssa Roland. “The course was tight and the pin
placements were tricky. There were a lot of side
slopes. But what really made the difference was the
wind. By the end of the round, my face was red from wind
burn.”

The effect of the conditions certainly showed in many of the
Bulldogs' scores. Freshman Alexandra Lipa came into the day
tied for first, but after a round of 80 (+8) she finished in a tie
for fifth. The best round of the day went to Roland, who
dropped three strokes off her first round score to shoot 76
(+4). She finished tied for 15th. Also in
that tie for 15th was junior Harriet
Owers-Bradley. Owers-Bradley opened the tournament with a 77
(+5) and closed with 78 (+6) for a total of 155 (+11).
Sophomore Callie Kemmer stayed the most consistent of all the
Bulldogs shooting a round of 79 (+7) on both Friday and
Saturday. She finished in a tie for 25th.
Rounding out Yale's team was junior Cassie Boles. Boles
started the tournament in a tie with Roland and Kemmer at 79 (+7),
but fired an 84 (+12) on Saturday to fall into a tie for
49th.

“I think we struggled most with putting this
weekend,” said Roland. “We always focus on our
short game, but we can always use more practice, especially on
putting.”

Yale also entered an individual in the tournament, senior
captain Taylor Lee. Lee was in a tie for seventh after day
one, when she shot a round of 76 (+4). But, she too struggled
with the Saturday conditions and shot 86 (+14) to finish in a tie
for 44th.

With just a week until Ivies, it looks like Harvard is the team
to beat based on this weekend's results.

“We have a really good shot,” said Roland.
“Harvard is definitely our biggest competitor, but we all
have the potential to go low. We need to practice hard this
week and make sure our short game is in check.”